House E&C Dissects Updated ACE Kids Act; MHPA Raises Concerns

July 8, 2016 at 1:28 PM
The House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee mulled over the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act's medical home model with an enhanced federal match for medically complex children. One Medicaid health plan lobby said the health home structure in the legislation is biased toward a fee-for-service payment model. The ACE Kids Act, cosponsored by Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Kathy Castor (D-FL), would allow a state to provide Medicaid-eligible children that have medically complex conditions with care coordination services across...


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